IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester: Dates, Application Form

IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester – IIT Bhilai invites applications for admission into PhD programmes for academic session 2024-25 Monsoon Semester.

Get complete details such as application process, important dates, fee and more for IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester here.

PhD Program offered

IIT Bhilai offers PhD programs in the following disciplines

• PhD Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering
• PhD Chemistry
• PhD Computer Science and Engineering
• PhD Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• PhD Electrical Engineering
• PhD Electronics & Communication Engineering
• PhD Liberal Arts
• PhD Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
• PhD Mathematics
• PhD Mechanical Engineering
• PhD Mechatronics Engineering
• PhD Physics

Eligibility Criteria for IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester

Candidates must have ONE of the following in relevant subject areas.

• Master’s degree in engineering/Technology with first class, 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/Technology with first class, 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in science, arts, social sciences with first class 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) or equivalent.
• M.Pharm with first class, 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) or equivalent.^#
• M.B.B.S or B.D.S with first class, 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST) or equivalent.^#

Candidates must have ONE of the following additional requirements.

• Valid GATE/GPAT# Score (Also refer to Table 1 below for department/discipline specific criteria).
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR/DAE or DST INSPIRE Fellowship (Also refer to Table 1 below for department/ discipline specific criteria).
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience. The experience gained while acquiring a master’s degree in engineering/Technology or experience acquired after obtaining the qualifying degree and completed before the starting of the semester in which admission is sought may be considered as professional experience.
• BTech from IIT with a CPI/CGPA of 8.0 or more.
• #NEET-PG, NEET-AIIMS (INI-CET), NEET-MDS scores as applicable.

Also refer to Table below for department/discipline specific criteria.

# Applicable for admission to PhD program in Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering only.

An ongoing degree may also be considered as a qualifying degree provided the applicant graduates before the PhD program starts.

Discipline Specific Criteria for IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester

Application Categories for PhD Admission

Applicant meeting the eligibility criteria may apply for admission to the PhD program under any of the following categories.

• Institute Fellowship
• Sponsored full-time
• Sponsored part -time
• External full-time
• External part -time

A. Regular:

• Applicant applying under this category has to be a full-time scholar at IIT Bhilai and needs to be present on the campus for the duration of PhD program as per the rules of IIT Bhilai.
• A regular student receives Institute Fellowship as per the norms defined by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
• Applicant applying under sponsored category (i.e., category B to E) DOES NOT receive institute fellowship.

B. Sponsored non-external full-time

• An applicant who is either awardee of research fellowship from some recognized funding agency (CSIR/ UGC/ NBHM/ DBT/ ICAR/ ICMR/ ICPR etc. or DST INSPIRE Fellowship) or is sponsored by his/her employer for the duration of PhD tenure may apply under this category.
• A sponsored full-time student needs to be present on the campus for the duration of PhD and be involved in full-time research as per the rules of IIT Bhilai. A certificate/declaration of sponsorship from the sponsoring body must be submitted by the applicant at the time of applying for admission.
• In case the applicant is employed by an organisation, he/she shall submit an undertaking of the employer endorsing that he/she shall be relieved for staying on the campus for the nominal duration of the program.

C. Sponsored non-external part -time

• Professionally employed personnel such as working engineers, scientists and teachers who can, while employed, attend regular classes as per schedule of IIT Bhilai may apply for admission to PhD program under sponsored part-time category.
• The applicant must be an employee of a recognized organization and be engaged in professional work in the relevant area. The student must be available in person for discussion/meeting with the supervisor on a regular basis.
• The applicant shall give an undertaking at the time of admission duly endorsed by the employer (No Objection Certificate) that he/she will be relieved for the course work.

D. Sponsored external full-time

• An applicant working in industry / academic establishment / research laboratories having R&D facilities may apply under this category. An external full-time student needs to be involved in full-time research at the organization employing the student. Such a student is expected to carry out all/major part of the research work in the organization employing the student. The employer must explicitly undertake to relieve the applicant for staying in the campus to complete the required course work.
• A certificate (No Objection Certificate) to that effect from the sponsoring organization must be provided by the applicant at the time of applying for admission.
• The applicant shall provide the CV of the prospective supervisor(s) who would supervise the applicant’s work at his/her organization. Student shall have a supervisor from his/her parent organization and a co-supervisor from IIT Bhilai.

E. Sponsored external part-time

• An applicant working in industry / academic establishment / research laboratories having R&D facilities may apply for admission to PhD programs under this category.
• An external part-time student may be involved in his/her regular job assignments along with the research for PhD. Such a student is expected to carry out all/major part of the research work in the organization employing the student. The employer must explicitly undertake to relieve the applicant for staying on the campus to complete the required course work.
• A certificate (No Objection Certificate) to that effect from the sponsoring organization must be provided by the applicant at the time of applying for admission. Student shall have a supervisor from IIT Bhilai and a co-supervisor from his/her parent organization.
• The applicant shall provide the CV of the prospective co-supervisor(s) who would supervise the applicant’s work at his/her organization.

Note:

• Applicants (i.e. category A to E) can opt for PMRF/ Visvesvaraya Scheme while filling the application form, such candidates will be considered for these fellowships subject to the availability of seats.
• Applicant opting for PMRF under direct entry mode or Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme:
  • If selected, program category will be changed to Sponsored non-external full-time (i.e., Category B).
  • If not selected later for the PMRF/Visvesvaraya fellowship, program category of the applicant shall be considered same as that of the program category opted by the applicant initially (i.e., A to E).

Thrust Research Areas

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Schedule of Admission for IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester

IIT Bhilai PhD Admission 2024-25 Monsoon Semester Application Process

• Applicants must read the instructions given in the brochure carefully before filling up the application form.
• Applicants must fill out the online application form available at IIT Bhilai Website. There is NO need to send a hardcopy of the application forms.
• Separate application form is to be filled if applicants are applying in more than one discipline.
• Reservations are applicable for applicants in other Backward Class-Non-Creamy layer (OBC-NCL)/ Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Person with benchmark disability (PwD) / Economically weak section (EWS) category, as per Government of India rules. Necessary supporting documents must be attached to avail such reservation during online application and the same will be verified at the time of admission.
• Applicants should complete the application form in all respects. Incomplete application will not be considered.
• Applicants MUST keep the following documents (softcopy) ready to upload during their application process:
  • Photograph.
  • Academic certificates (10th/12th, UG & PG certificates, etc. whichever is applicable)
  • Mark-sheet of all semesters/Consolidated mark-sheet of the qualifying degree. Result awaited applicants have to upload their latest/previous semester mark-sheet.
  • Caste certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable.
  • Experience certificate and any other relevant documents., whichever applicable.
• Applicants must also provide the details of at least two well acquainted people who can provide reference letters in support of candidature of applicant. At least one of them must be an academician and must have taught the applicant.
• Applicants having degree from foreign universities should upload equivalence certificate from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi for qualifying Exam and proof of having first class or 60% (55% for SC/ST) marks or equivalent in qualifying examination.
• Applicants are advised to check the Institute website for results / important announcements. Applicants are also advised to check emails sent to the email address provided in their applications for all important communications and announcements. All communications related to admission will be communicated only through email.
• Applicants called for written test/interview should bring with them
  • Photo ID Card,
  • Printed copy of the application submitted online,
  • Thesis / dissertation / report / publications,
  • All Original certificates and mark-sheets.

Application Steps

STEP-I: Apply Online

Candidate must apply online from IIT Bhilai website. A fresh registration is required for each Program, for which, an applicant would like to apply. Applicant must fill all required information and upload documents, if any, sought in application.

STEP-II: Make Payment

Finalization of application is mandatory. If not finalized, the application will not be considered. Editing/modification/addition is not possible after finalization of the application form. Hence, candidate should verify details before finalizing the application form. Once is application is finalised; application number will be generated. Candidates should note the application number for future reference.

STEP-III: Make Payment

• Application fee of 100 INR is applicable for SC/ST/PwD/female candidates and 200 INR is applicable for other candidates.
• Payment of application fee must be made through State Bank Collect only. Candidate shall visit SBI Collect, for fees payment (SBI collect link is provided in the portal).

STEP-IV: Add Payment Details

This step should be done after the generation of SBI Collect DU reference number. Applicant has to add the DU reference number to his/ her application.

Note: Candidates who are applying for more than one PhD program need to apply and pay application fee for each program separately.

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